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ca·pot
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kəˈpɒt, -ˈpoʊ
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pot
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noun
Cards.
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
Origin:
1640–50;
<
French
(noun and adj.), designating or describing the player who has no tricks, after
faire capot
(nautical) to capsize
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ca·pot
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kəˈpoʊ;
French
kaˈpoʊ
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[
k
uh
-
poh
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French
k
a
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poh
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noun,
plural
ca·pots
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kəˈpoʊz
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French
kaˈpoʊ
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k
uh
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pohz
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French
k
a
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poh
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capote
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capot
(kəˈpɒt)
—
n
piquet
the winning of all the tricks by one player
[C17: from French]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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